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en-USApril Tween Service Corpshttp://www.cantonpl.org/blog/post/april-tween-service-corps-1
Are you in the 5th, 6th, or 7th grade and looking for ways to fulfill <strong>one</strong> hour of your community service requirement for school? Join us and work as our Tween Service Corps. You can earn one hour of your community service time and also have fun helping out in the Children's Department. <a href="http://catalog.cantonpl.org/record=g1003783&amp;searchscope=0&amp;SORT2=R">Our next date will be Monday, April 14, 2014 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Please be prompt!</a>http://www.cantonpl.org/blog/post/april-tween-service-corps-1#commentsTweensAdultsParentsProgramsmichelle's blogtweensTue, 25 Mar 2014 09:00:00 +0000Michelle67800 at http://www.cantonpl.orgTween Service Corps http://www.cantonpl.org/blog/post/tween-service-corps
Are you in 4th, 5th, or 6th grade and looking for ways to fulfill your community service requirement for school? Do you enjoy helping out in the library? Join us on Thursday, June 28, 2012 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and work as our Tween Service Corps. You can earn 1 hour of your community service time and also have fun helping out in the Children's Department. We look forward to seeing you!http://www.cantonpl.org/blog/post/tween-service-corps#commentsTweensAdultsParentsProgramsConnect Your SummerBe Wellmichelle's blogtweensVolunteerSat, 12 May 2012 17:18:25 +0000Michelle48340 at http://www.cantonpl.orgAmazing Dewey Race Winnershttp://www.cantonpl.org/blog/arts-and-crafts/amazing-dewey-race-winners
<img class="image image-preview" alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/Winners.preview.JPG" width="200" height="113" style="float:left;" /><span style="color:#111111;">Congratulations to Natalia, Lauren and Kylie, champions of the first Amazing Dewey Race! They were the first team to complete all 10 tasks and check in at the Pit Stop. If you'd like to join us for our next edition of The Amazing Dewey Race, check back here soon! Maybe you will be the next Champion! </span>http://www.cantonpl.org/blog/arts-and-crafts/amazing-dewey-race-winners#commentsArts and CraftsFood and CookingKidsTweensTeensParentsProgramsAmazing Dewey RacecompetitionfunkidsTeenstweenswinnersFri, 05 Aug 2011 19:58:50 +0000mebbitt28613 at http://www.cantonpl.orgThe Amazing Dewey Racehttp://www.cantonpl.org/blog/arts-and-crafts/amazing-dewey-race
<img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/TADR_0.preview.jpg" style="float:right;" />Tweens and Teens, do you watch the Amazing Race on TV? Interested in embarking on your own adventure? Join us in the library for a race of your own. You will travel around the library and complete tasks from all around the world. Maybe you will be the one to conquer the Dewey Decimal System!<br /><br />Who: Kids, Tweens and Teens, going into grades 4 &amp; up<br />When: Friday, August 5, 1:00-2:30PM<br />Where: Library Community Room<br /><a href="http://catalog.cantonpl.org/record=g1002330">Registration</a> begins Friday, July 22http://www.cantonpl.org/blog/arts-and-crafts/amazing-dewey-race#commentsArts and CraftsEducationHistoryTweensTeensProgramsConnect Your SummerAdventurer BadgeAmazing Dewey Raceconnect your summerdewey decimal systemEntertainment BadgefunprogramSports Fan BadgeTraveler BadgetweensThu, 04 Aug 2011 17:08:37 +0000mebbitt26613 at http://www.cantonpl.orgChocolate Fever Book Discussionhttp://www.cantonpl.org/blog/food-and-cooking/chocolate-fever-book-discussion
<img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/chocolate%20fever.preview.jpg" style="float:right;" />Kids, you are invited to join us in discussing <a href="http://catalog.cantonpl.org/record=b1071301">Chocolate Fever</a> by Robert Kimmel Smith. <a href="http://catalog.cantonpl.org/record=g1002174">Registration</a> begins Tuesday, March 2. Register with your library card and come to the Children's Reference Desk to pick up your copy of the book. This book discussion will meet, Tuesday, March 15 from 5:00 to 5:45PM. See you all there!http://www.cantonpl.org/blog/food-and-cooking/chocolate-fever-book-discussion#commentsFood and CookingKidsTweensTeensParentsFictionBooksbook discussionchildrenfictionkidsparentsprogrammingtweensMon, 28 Feb 2011 18:01:17 +0000mebbitt24394 at http://www.cantonpl.orgNew Children's Musichttp://www.cantonpl.org/blog/art/new-childrens-music
Here are some new and popular music CDs for the kid in all of us:
<p class="book-record"><a href="http://catalog.cantonpl.org/record=b1511182"><span class="jacket"></span>The best of the Laurie Berkner Band</a></p>
<p class="book-record"><a href="http://catalog.cantonpl.org/record=b1517342"><span class="jacket"></span>Tangled</a> by Alan Menken</p>
<p class="book-record"><a href="http://catalog.cantonpl.org/record=b1511196"><span class="jacket"></span>Yo Gabba Gabba! Music is — awesome. Volume 2</a></p>
<p class="book-record"><a href="http://catalog.cantonpl.org/record=b1488122"><span class="jacket"></span>Here comes science</a> by They Might Be Giants</p>
<p class="book-record"><a href="http://catalog.cantonpl.org/record=b1473789"><span class="jacket"></span>Family time</a> by Ziggy Marley</p>
<p class="book-record"><a href="http://catalog.cantonpl.org/record=b1499391"><span class="jacket"></span>Rockabye baby!: lullaby renditions of Journey</a> by Dennis Caplinger</p>
<p class="book-record"><a href="http://catalog.cantonpl.org/record=b1475430"><span class="jacket"></span>Rockabye baby!: lullaby renditions of Queen</a></p>
<p class="book-record"><a href="http://catalog.cantonpl.org/record=b1496303"><span class="jacket"></span>Road to rock</a> by Boogers</p>http://www.cantonpl.org/blog/art/new-childrens-music#commentsArtBabiesListenersBeginning ReadersKidsTweensMusic/CDscd'schildrenfamiliesfunkidsmusicnew musicparentssongstweensFri, 18 Feb 2011 21:56:20 +0000mebbitt24262 at http://www.cantonpl.orgTween Book and Pizza — Holeshttp://www.cantonpl.org/blog/parents/tween-book-and-pizza-holes
<a href="http://catalog.cantonpl.org/record=b1160371"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/holes.preview.jpg" style="float:left;" /></a><a href="http://catalog.cantonpl.org/record=g1001778">Register for the Tween Book and Pizza program</a> beginning Saturday, September 11. We will be discussing the book Holes by Louis Sachar. <a href="http://catalog.cantonpl.org/record=b1160371">Holes</a> follows Stanley Yelnats as he is sent to a terrible correctional camp for juvenile delinquents in the Texas desert. He must find a way to endure the horrible conditions of the camp, while discovering the secret of the <em>holes</em>! Tweens, join us September 25, from 2:00-3:00PM. Books available at the Children's desk.http://www.cantonpl.org/blog/parents/tween-book-and-pizza-holes#commentsKidsTweensTeensAdultsParentsFictionbook discussionholesparentstween book discussiontweensWed, 08 Sep 2010 00:16:57 +0000mebbitt21729 at http://www.cantonpl.orgYou Can be a Story Snoophttp://www.cantonpl.org/blog/adult/you-can-be-story-snoop
<img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/storysnoops3.jpg" style="float:left;" />Are you a parent or tween/teen looking for something new to read and you don't have a librarian at your house? Check out <a href="http://www.storysnoops.com/index.php">StorySnoops.</a> StorySnoops is a website developed by four mothers with a mission to help others find fiction books that will hook kids, ages 9-18, on reading. The site provides children's book reviews from a parent's perspective. Easy-to-use search tools guide users to fiction that reflects varying ages, experiences, and interests of children. Each book entry includes a plot summary and brief recap, along with other pertinent information such as genre, main character's gender, awards bestowed, and more. New reviews are added daily, which parents can follow on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Story-Snoops/112619442082241">Facebook</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/storysnoops">Twitter</a>.http://www.cantonpl.org/blog/adult/you-can-be-story-snoop#commentsTweensTeensAdultsParentsWebsitesbook reviewsbooks and readingcare giversmothersparentsrecommendationsrecommended readingTeenstweenswebsiteTue, 07 Sep 2010 22:33:09 +0000mebbitt21723 at http://www.cantonpl.orgCyber-bullyinghttp://www.cantonpl.org/blog/adult/cyber-bullying
<img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/bullying_0.preview.jpg" style="float:right;" />Unfortunately, bullying isn't just on the playground anymore. With teens using the internet daily, online bullying has become a new problem that parents should be aware of. In order to help parents and educators better understand and prevent cyber bullying, ebrary has a <a href="http://site.ebrary.com/lib/cyberbullying/home.action">Cyber Bullying Searchable Information Center</a>. Parents can find a collection of ebooks and government documents listed to help them understand this subject.http://www.cantonpl.org/blog/adult/cyber-bullying#commentsKidsTweensTeensAdultsParentsWebsitesbulliesbullyingCyberbullingFacebookonline bullyingteentweensMon, 30 Aug 2010 14:48:34 +0000durbinm21572 at http://www.cantonpl.orgWhirlwind Trips to Faraway Placeshttp://www.cantonpl.org/favefive/fave12729.html
A <a href="/favefives">Fave Five</a> from our Children's, Tween and Teen Department Assistant.<br /><br /><img class="image image-preview" style="float:left;width:127px;height:173px;" height="200" alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/Suburbia.preview.jpg" width="153" /><a href="http://catalog.cantonpl.org/record=b1468970~S10">Tales from Outer Suburbia</a> by Shaun Tan<br />Quirky and fantastical short stories about the stranger parts of suburban life. Includes a water buffalo and other mysterious places and things. A must-read just for the pictures.<br /><img class="image image-preview" style="float:right;width:138px;height:200px;" height="200" alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/Mohawk.preview.jpg" width="144" /><br /><a href="http://catalog.cantonpl.org/record=b1402508~S10">Journey into Mohawk Country</a> by van den Bogaert and O'Connor<br />A graphic novel based on a true story of trade exploration. Sounds dull - it's not. Very cool format.<br /><br /><img class="image image-preview" height="200" alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/SeaLegs.preview.jpg" width="128" style="float:left;" /><a href="http://catalog.cantonpl.org/record=b1350936~S10">Sea Legs</a> by Alex Shearer<br />Twin brothers stowaway on their father's cruise ship and spend several weeks sneaking around, enjoying their free trip. Of course, pirates are also on board this humorous journey.<br /><img class="image image-preview" style="float:right;width:140px;height:209px;" height="200" alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/FigsFate.preview.jpg" width="130" /><br /><a href="http://catalog.cantonpl.org/record=b1343622~S10">Figs and Fate</a> by Elsa Marston<br />Five short stories about tweens and teens in the Middle East. Each story is a little window into a life, and the reader gets to peek through. <br /><br /><img class="image image-preview" height="200" alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/North.preview.jpg" width="130" style="float:left;" /><a href="http://catalog.cantonpl.org/record=b1443776~S10">Once Upon a Time in the North</a> by Philip Pullman<br />A western-style tale of adventure in the far north. Meet Lee Scoresby and Iorek Byrnison before they appear in the His Dark Materials trilogy.http://www.cantonpl.org/favefive/fave12729.html#commentsbook suggestionsFave FivesFictionTeenstweensWed, 24 Jun 2009 15:10:43 +0000strande12729 at http://www.cantonpl.orgDiary of a Wimpy Kid http://www.cantonpl.org/blog/kids/diary-wimpy-kid-series
<img class="image image-preview" alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/diary.jpg" width="120" height="167" style="float:left;" />One of my son's favorite books is <a href="http://catalog.cantonpl.org/search~S10?/tdiary+of+a+wimpy+kid/tdiary+of+a+wimpy+kid/1%2C3%2C6%2CB/exact&amp;FF=tdiary+of+a+wimpy+kid&amp;1%2C3%2C">Diary of a Wimpy Kid.</a> You can't help but feel sorry for middle schooler Greg who is harassed by his older brother Roderick, teased by his classmates, and has to deal with his younger brother Manny who is always trying to get Greg in trouble. Greg is an ordinary kid just trying to get through the day without anything bad happening to him. This is a very funny book and highly recommended for tweens.<br /><a href="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780810993136/index.html&amp;client=cant"></a>http://www.cantonpl.org/blog/kids/diary-wimpy-kid-series#commentsKidsTweensFictionComedytweensFri, 03 Apr 2009 14:27:26 +0000JennS11821 at http://www.cantonpl.orgFebruary Tween Book & Pizza Clubhttp://www.cantonpl.org/blog/tweens/february-tween-book-pizza-club
<p><a href="http://catalog.cantonpl.org/record=b1269289~S10"><img class="image image-preview" height="200" alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/City%20of%20Ember.preview.jpg" width="131" style="float:left;" /></a>If you're interested in discussing a great book with other Tweens over a pizza lunch, look no further than our monthly Tween Book &amp; Pizza Club! February's selection is <em><a href="http://catalog.cantonpl.org/record=b1269289~S10">The City of Ember</a></em> by Jeanne DuPrau. This month's program is scheduled for 1pm on February 28, and <a href="http://catalog.cantonpl.org/record=g1000938~S10">registration</a> begins at 9am this Saturday (February 14). Hope to see you there!</p>http://www.cantonpl.org/blog/tweens/february-tween-book-pizza-club#commentsKidsTweensParentsProgramsbook clubstweensTue, 10 Feb 2009 20:05:58 +0000cnockaerta10529 at http://www.cantonpl.org